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ranging from biographies of reagan to william f. buckley. and the founding director of political journalism at georgetown and a fellow at the jfk school of government at harvard. john lewis gaddis one of the leading historian of the cold war. professor john lewis gaddis won the pulitzer prize for his biography and his work cold war. finally m. stanton evans the graduate of yale 1955. he has been one of the most leading members of the conservative movement's. his book blacklisted by history gives the account of the age of mccarthyism during the cold war. evans is three separate -- recipient from syracuse and john marshall law school and has won the accuracy irvine award for excellence in journalism. please join me to welcome our panelist. [applause] lee edwards would you like to start? >> it is such a pleasure and honor to be here. i was flattered to be asked for the first one last year. and i see some good friends out here and people including senator buckley he deserves a round of applause. [applause] lets us begin with a paradox. whitaker
ranging from biographies of reagan to william f. buckley. and the founding director of political journalism at georgetown and a fellow at the jfk school of government at harvard. john lewis gaddis one of the leading historian of the cold war. professor john lewis gaddis won the pulitzer prize for his biography and his work cold war. finally m. stanton evans the graduate of yale 1955. he has been one of the most leading members of the conservative movement's. his book blacklisted by history...
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his works range from biographies of president reagan to a recent biography of william f. buckley. dr. edwards is founding director of the institute of political journalism at georgetown and was a fellow at the institute of politics at jfk school of government at harvard. john lewis gaddis next to me is one of the leading historians of the cold war. he won the pulitzer prize for his biography of the diplomats george f. cats. john lewis gaddis's work as robert lovett prof. of history and influenced the work of cold war historians all over the world. played a major role on uncovering the role of leadership personalities, the influence of his work can be seen in the 24 part cnn television series cold war. a graduate of universal -- yale university, class of, can you help me, i was missing that detail. mr. evans, his book blacklisted by history the untold story of senator joe mccarthy and his fight against america's enemies gives an account of the age of mccarthyism during the cold war. evans has been the recipients of honorary doctorates from institutions like syracuse university and
his works range from biographies of president reagan to a recent biography of william f. buckley. dr. edwards is founding director of the institute of political journalism at georgetown and was a fellow at the institute of politics at jfk school of government at harvard. john lewis gaddis next to me is one of the leading historians of the cold war. he won the pulitzer prize for his biography of the diplomats george f. cats. john lewis gaddis's work as robert lovett prof. of history and...
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the buckley family is virtually all catholic. william f. buckley, jr. was a strong catholic. rusher was not catholic but admired it and respected that as part of "national review." so he wanted that to continue. so he had no real beefs with "national review" although he did think there were some younger people there who probably should know more history and more of the right-wing side of history but he had kind of a relaxed attitude toward that. he dent have utopian expectations how much people would low or how ideological they would be in his older years, he was very much a team player, and i think that comes out clearly in the book. anyone else? >> an example of rusher wit. >> if you know the name of theodore sorenson, ted sorenson, one of the great word smiths for the kennedy presidency. he tried to get a race going in 1970. rusher in 1970 is really in his prime. he is about 47 years old at that point. he has been a staple on talk radio in new york for about the last ten years, and he really knows what he is doing, and he was to debate liberals on the air. there's a man wh
the buckley family is virtually all catholic. william f. buckley, jr. was a strong catholic. rusher was not catholic but admired it and respected that as part of "national review." so he wanted that to continue. so he had no real beefs with "national review" although he did think there were some younger people there who probably should know more history and more of the right-wing side of history but he had kind of a relaxed attitude toward that. he dent have utopian...
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his works have ranged from biographies of president reagan to a recent biography of william f. buckley. dr. edwards is founding director of the institute of political journalism at georgetown and is a fellow at the institute of politics at the jfk school of government at harvard. john lewis gas is one of the leading historians of the cold war. professor guess that the the pulitzer prize for his biography of the diplomat george kennan. professor gattis's work has influenced the work of cold war historians all over the world and played a major role in uncovering the role of leadership personalities in determining cold war policy. the influence of his work on the narrative of the cold war can be seen in the 24 part cnn television series cold war. finally evans, a graduate of yale university, class of -- can you help me? 1955. missing that detail. mr. evans is one of the leading members of the conservative movement in the united states. his book blacklisted by history:the untold story of senator joe mccarthy and his fight against america's enemies gives an account of the age of mcc
his works have ranged from biographies of president reagan to a recent biography of william f. buckley. dr. edwards is founding director of the institute of political journalism at georgetown and is a fellow at the institute of politics at the jfk school of government at harvard. john lewis gas is one of the leading historians of the cold war. professor guess that the the pulitzer prize for his biography of the diplomat george kennan. professor gattis's work has influenced the work of cold war...
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many have written about william f. buckley jr. that irresistible renaissance man, but no one until david frisk has given us an in-depth portrait of the other bill, william rusher. who among his other solutes for contributions played a pivotal role in the life of the national draft goldwater committee. that was critical because if there had been no draft goldwater committee there would have been no presidential candidate barry goldwater in 1964 and if there had been no candidate goldwater in 1964, there would have been no president-elect ronald reagan in 1980. it was goldwater who approved reagan's famous a time for choosing television address which made reagan political star overnight and led to his running for governor of california and eventually president of the united states. david recounts how william rusher short up the goldwater committee when money ran short and spirits sagged. skillfully guided young americans for freedom and his early chaotic days and forced some order and discipline on the blithe spirits who ran "nation
many have written about william f. buckley jr. that irresistible renaissance man, but no one until david frisk has given us an in-depth portrait of the other bill, william rusher. who among his other solutes for contributions played a pivotal role in the life of the national draft goldwater committee. that was critical because if there had been no draft goldwater committee there would have been no presidential candidate barry goldwater in 1964 and if there had been no candidate goldwater in...
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many have written to william f. buckley jr. that year resistible man but no one but until david frisk has given a picture of the other who among his other salutary contributions played a pivotal role in the life of the national draft goldwater committee and that was critical because if there had been no draft kennedy, there would have been no presidential candidate in 1964. and if there had been no candidate goldwater in 1964, there would have been no president-elect ronald reagan in 1980. it was goldwater who proved his famous time for choosing television address which made him a political star overnight and led to his running for governor of california and eventually president of these united states. david recounts how bill rusher shore up the goldwater committee when money ran short and spirits sagged. skillfully guided young americans for freedom in his early chaotic days and forced some order and discipline on the blind spirits who ran the "national review," expanded the conservative movement through the tv program the adv
many have written to william f. buckley jr. that year resistible man but no one but until david frisk has given a picture of the other who among his other salutary contributions played a pivotal role in the life of the national draft goldwater committee and that was critical because if there had been no draft kennedy, there would have been no presidential candidate in 1964. and if there had been no candidate goldwater in 1964, there would have been no president-elect ronald reagan in 1980. it...
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it might have been william f. buckley, but it's the truth of it's true. when you have kids, you are mugged by your kids. you are mugged by taxes. that turns you into a liberal -- a conservative, and a liberal, i was saying this earlier to somebody that like a liberal can hold on to their ideas until it's their property, and then all the sudden it's like they are not sharing at all, and that's kind of the, i think that's the evolution. i do worry that, you know, we're becoming part of a society where we believe our government should be an all caring being. i believe the government should help those in need, but we're establishing the government should help everybody. that scares me. we have to take that back and teach people that self-reliance and achievement is what matters. it's the only thing that makes you feel good. [applause] >> time for the last question, right back there. >> hello, greg. >> hi. >> i got a question if you've already started working on or have another idea for the next book actually? >> who told you to ask this question? [laughter] i
it might have been william f. buckley, but it's the truth of it's true. when you have kids, you are mugged by your kids. you are mugged by taxes. that turns you into a liberal -- a conservative, and a liberal, i was saying this earlier to somebody that like a liberal can hold on to their ideas until it's their property, and then all the sudden it's like they are not sharing at all, and that's kind of the, i think that's the evolution. i do worry that, you know, we're becoming part of a society...
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might have been william f. buckley, but is the truth. at a certain point life mugs you in some many different ways. weapon you have kids you're mugged by your kid, mugged by tacks, and that conservative -- and a liberal -- i was saying this earlier to somebody -- a liberal can hold on to their fanciful ideas until it's their problem and then all of a sudden they're not sharing at all, and that kind of the -- that's the evolution. i do worry that we're becoming part of a society where we believe our government should be this all-caring being. i believe the government should help people in need but we're establishing the government should be helping everybody that scares me when we have to take that back and teach people that self-relines and achievement is what matters. the only thing that makes you feel good. [applause] >> time for the last question right back here. >> hello, greg. >> hi. >> just got a question. you've already started working on or have any idea for your next book? >> who told you to ask this question? >> i told you to w
might have been william f. buckley, but is the truth. at a certain point life mugs you in some many different ways. weapon you have kids you're mugged by your kid, mugged by tacks, and that conservative -- and a liberal -- i was saying this earlier to somebody -- a liberal can hold on to their fanciful ideas until it's their problem and then all of a sudden they're not sharing at all, and that kind of the -- that's the evolution. i do worry that we're becoming part of a society where we believe...
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f. kennedy, presents a panel discussion on the collection of recordings of the late president in conversation from the oval office and cabinet room in july 1962. the tapes include discussions on numerous topics of the day, including the cuban missile crisis and vietnam. this is about an hour. >> good evening, ladies and gentlemen. i'm the executive director of the john f. kennedy library foundation and on behalf of my colleagues, the director of the john f. kennedy presidential library and museum, and all of our library foundation collects, i thank you all for coming this evening. let me begin by acknowledging the generous underwriters of the kennedy library forum. lee sponsor, bank of america, raytheon, boston capital, global institute, the boston foundation, and our media partners, "the boston globe" and wbe are. tonight's forum is a very special one for those who work at the john f. kennedy presidential library and museum. tonight's forum is a testimony to the hard work and dedication
f. kennedy, presents a panel discussion on the collection of recordings of the late president in conversation from the oval office and cabinet room in july 1962. the tapes include discussions on numerous topics of the day, including the cuban missile crisis and vietnam. this is about an hour. >> good evening, ladies and gentlemen. i'm the executive director of the john f. kennedy library foundation and on behalf of my colleagues, the director of the john f. kennedy presidential library...